Pakistan: Anti-Terror Crackdown Brings IPR Relief To Mobile Phone Brands 09/06/2011 by Shahzada Irfan Ahmed for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A recent drive against the use of mobile phones without valid International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers in terrorism-struck Pakistan has given respite to established brands and authorised dealers. The proliferation of copied and smuggled cell phones in the country, with little intellectual property rights enforcement, had resulted in a decrease in their sales volumes, industry representatives said. In addition, the government is moving to restore an intellectual property law that industry thinks could help its efforts.
UN Expert: No Government Internet Restrictions For Political Reasons, IPRs 07/06/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Governments should refrain from restricting the flow of information on the internet, and the private sector should not be in charge of policing it, a United Nations adviser on freedom of opinion and expression said last week in a report. He also criticised disconnection of users on intellectual property rights grounds.
A2K Standards Proposed For UN Consumer Guidelines 01/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Consumers International today invited comments and proposals for a set of proposed amendments to include access to knowledge standards in the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection.
Let The WIPO Dialogues Begin! 01/06/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Negotiators at the UN World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva will have a new conference hall in which to debate in 2013, with construction starting this summer, according to a press release.
Maria Pallante Named Head Of US Copyright Office 01/06/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A lawyer with experience representing copyright holders such as authors and museums today was named the top copyright official in the United States government.
G8 Highlights Internet, IP Rights, Innovation, WIPO 27/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised countries today concluded their annual meeting, this year held in Deauville, France, with a communiqué bearing extensive discussion of the internet, intellectual property rights, and innovation – and a call for the World Intellectual Property Organization to step up work. In fact, it had a lot more to say about these issues than it did about the global economy or trade.
New “Final” ACTA Text Published, Open For Signature 27/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments A new “final” text of the secretive but potent Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been published by the European Commission, according to the Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII).
IT Industry Sends Mixed Message To The Group Of 8 In Deauville 27/05/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment It was a mixed message going out from the eG8 Forum – the first “Internet G8 meeting“ – that ended in Paris this week and passed its results to the heads of state of the Group of 8 most industrialised countries meeting now in Deauville, France.
EU Commission Flexes Enforcement Muscles With New IPR Strategy 24/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The European Commission today published a strategy intended to boost the economy by analysing and applying polish to European Union rules on intellectual property rights, including increased attention to enforcement with a crackdown on small shipments from internet purchases.
US Promotes Multilateral System Of Internet Governance In Geneva 24/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Betty King, United States Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, has declared US support for a multilateral system of internet governance and an open internet.